Obama's jobs plan hinges on Republican response

President Obama has challenged Congress to pass a $447 billion package "right away" to get America back to work. Still the president faces an uphill struggle to persuade Republicans to back his plan, equivalent to 322 billion euros, and restore public faith in his economic stewardship. There is deep unease at the level of unemployment in the US currently running at 9.1 per cent. ... http://www.euronews.net/